Good definition of liberal/conservative

[RACooper]

Originally posted by Xylochick216
"If by liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-- their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, their civil liberties... if that is what they mean by a 'liberal', then I am proud to be a liberal."
-- JFK

Here , here.... it's good that someone brought up the "classic" definition of an American 'liberal'...

But I do have have to agree with Coramoor, in that I do find the fringe 'liberals' an embarassment to the name.